Pakistan suicide bomber kills nine police officers

Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by Baloch militants, as well as attacks by the Pakistani Taliban. Above, the site of the suicide attack on a police truck near Dhadar, the main town of Kachhi district in Balochistan province on March 6, 2023. (AFP)

• The incident took place at Dhadar, the main town of Kachhi district
• Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by Baloch militants

QUETTA, Pakistan: A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others on Monday in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said.
“The suicide bomber was riding a motorbike and hit the truck from behind,” senior police official Abdul Hai Aamir said.
The incident took place at Dhadar, the main town of Kachhi district, some 120 kilometers southeast of Quetta in Balochistan.
Mehmood Notezai, police chief for Kachhi district, said the police were returning from a week-long cattle show where they had been providing security.
Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by Baloch militants demanding what they say is a fairer share of the province’s wealth, as well as attacks by the Pakistani Taliban.